Sriniwas Tiwari
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Sriniwas Tiwari | |
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| Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Champa Devi |
| Succeeded by | Girish Gautam |
| Constituency | Mangawan |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Triveni Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Garud Kumar |
| Constituency | Teonthar |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Rukmini Raman Pratap Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rukmini Raman Pratap Singh |
| Constituency | Mangawan |
| Member of Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency dissolved |
| Constituency | Mangawan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1926 Shahpur, Rewa State, British India[1] |
| Died | 19 January 2018 (aged 91) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Socialist Party (1948-1964, 1972-1973) Samyukta Socialist Party (1964-1972) Indian National Congress (1973-2018) |
| Spouse | Shravan Kumari |
| Children | Arun Tiwari Sundar Lal Tiwari |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Durbar College, Rewa |
| Nickname(s) | White Tiger |
Shriyut Sriniwas Tiwari (17 September 1926[2][3][4] – 19 January 2018)[1] was a politician from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India. He had a long career in Madhya Pradesh state politics. He was a six-time member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. For most of his political career, he was a member of the Indian National Congress, and had stints in Socialist Party and Samyukta Socialist Party in his younger days.He was assembly speaker of MP from 1993 to 2003.
He also served as a member of the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1952 and 1956, before it was merged into Madhya Pradesh. He was bitterly opposed to the merger and advocated the separation of Vindhya Pradesh region from Madhya Pradesh during his political career.[5] He was known as the White Tiger of Madhya Pradesh.
He lost the election from Sirmour in the 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Personal life
[edit]Sriniwas Tiwari was born on 17 September 1926 in Shahpur, a village in the Kingdom of Rewa, to Mangaldeen Tiwari and Kaushalya Devi. He was a native of Tiuni, a village in Rewa district. Tiwari was a freedom fighter and a lawyer who graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Hindi and an LL.B. from Durbar College, Rewa.[1]
On 21 May 1937, he was wedded to Shravan Kumari, the daughter of Ramniranjan Mishra of Jhiria village in Satna district. He had two sons, Arun Tiwari and Sundar Lal Tiwari.[1] Sundar Lal Tiwari was also an Indian National Congress politician who served as MP and MLA in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Tiwari died on 19 January 2018, aged 91.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Tiwari, Dipesh (19 January 2018). "कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका, जाने माने दिग्गज नेता श्रीनिवास तिवारी का दिल्ली में निधन". Patrika.
- ^ "MP Legislative Assembly". mpvidhansabha.nic.in.
- ^ "पूर्व विधानसभा अध्यक्ष श्रीनिवास तिवारी का दिल्ली में निधन". www.bhaskarhindi.com.
- ^ "कद ऐसा था कि बड़े-बड़े नेता भी करते थे सम्मान, ऐसे थे विन्ध्य के व्हाइट टाइगर".
- ^ "rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on the newly divided state of Chhattisgarh". www.rediff.com.
- ^ "Former MP Assembly Speaker Sriniwas Tiwari no more". Press Trust of India. 19 January 2018 – via Business Standard.
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- 1926 births
- 2018 deaths
- People from Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh politicians
- Vindhya Pradesh politicians
- People from Rewa district
- Vindhya Pradesh MLAs 1951–1956
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1972–1977
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1977–1980
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1980–1985
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1990–1992
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1993–1998
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